By the time of the author's inauguration as the 44th president of the United States, he had already developed an ambitious foreign policy vision. By his own account, he sought to bend the arc of history toward greater justice, freedom, and peace. This book assesses the accomplishments and the failures and seeks to explain what has happened.
How well has Barack Obama carried out his duties as U.S. commander-in-chief, top diplomat, and grand strategist? A trio of renowned foreign policy experts illuminates the grand promise and the great contradictions of a new president who has captured the attention and imagination of citizens around the world like few of his White House predecessors.
